Come on ride the train hey ride it woo woo

There's a bit of a theme going on in my house, and that theme is TRAINS!  EJ and I have fallen in love with the game Ticket to Ride.  It's really easy to learn and fun for serious and casual gamers alike.  We have the U.S. version (there are a few different maps using the same game structure) along with the 1910 expansion.  I can't recommend the expansion enough--if you are going to purchase the game, you must buy the expansion.  Essentially players draw colored train cars and build track across the country trying to complete destination missions.  You earn points throughout the games based on the length of your train tracks, and again at the end of the game for missions completed.  I have only played with adults, but I think kids would enjoy it just as much.  If you're in the market for a new game, try Ticket to Ride!

 

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After playing with tiny plastic trains fir a few weeks, you could say I had trains on the brain.  Can you ride a train cross country?  Are there still passenger cars? dinning cars?  sleeping cars?  The answer to these questions are yes! yes! yes!  Although it's not cost effective compared to flying, I think a train ride would be an amazing experience.  I wouldn't go so far as to say I would travel from Cleveland to Sacremento (which would cost you roughly $350 one way, compared to $175 to fly) but I would like to ride from Cleveland to New York, New York.  The ride to the big apple takes you right in to Grand Central Station!   In previous trips to NYC I always found the bus system from the airport to the city daunting, so being dropped off at Grand Central is a big plus to me.  Mark my words, one day I will play Ticket to Ride on a train.  Gosh, I'm a nerd.

Added to The Bucket List:  13. Ride a Train

If you thought I was done with this topic, you were wrong.  I've got one more train adventure up my sleeve.  While looking for events in my area on visitcrawford.com  I stumbled across a murder mystery dinner theater, you guessed it, on a train!  How cool is that?  Although I didn't care for Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" I think the dinner theater would be a great time.  Maybe EJ and I will get tickets this fall when the leaves are at their peak.

 

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